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BBC Big Band in Billingham

Joe Stilgoe presents a special Big Band edition from Billingham, featuring the BBC Big Band, conducted by Chris Egan and singers Madeline Bell and Anthony Strong.

Joe Stilgoe presents a special edition featuring the BBC Big Band conducted by Chris Egan with singers Madeline Bell and Anthony Strong.

Joe's Big Band Bonanza showcases the best big band music has to offer including arrangements from Buddy Rich, Nelson Riddle, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Gordon Goodwin and Stan Kenton. Among the songs, classics including 'Too Close For Comfort', 'Mack the Knife', 'Ain't Misbehavin' and 'Something's Gotta Give'.

The programme also includes the duelling pianos of Joe and Anthony on a specially arranged Big Band medley - for two pianos!

Madeline Bell is the doyenne of female jazz vocalists. Most famous for Blue Mink, she has worked with Dusty Springfield, Georgie Fame and the Rolling Stones amongst others! Tonight she pays special tribute to the jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald.

Conducted by Chris Egan, the BBC Big Band contains some of the best jazz musicians Great Britain has to offer!

In amongst the music, Joe Stilgoe also pays tribute to the great Peter Skellern who died in 2017.

First broadcast in 2017.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Apr 202219:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The BBC Big Band

    High Adventure

  • The BBC Big Band

    Mexicali Nose

  • The BBC Big Band & Joe Stilgoe

    Come Back to Me

  • The BBC Big Band & Anthony Strong

    Whatever Lola Wants

  • The BBC Big Band & Madeline Bell

    Mean to Me

  • The BBC Big Band

    Sing Sang Sung

  • Joe Stilgoe & Anthony Strong

    Duelling Pianos

  • Madeline Bell & The BBC Big Band

    Mack The Knife

  • The BBC Big Band & Anthony Strong

    On a Clear Day

  • The BBC Big Band

    Flight of the Foo Birds

  • The BBC Big Band & Joe Stilgoe

    You Do Something To Me/In the Still of the Night

  • The BBC Big Band, Joe Stilgoe, Madeline Bell & Anthony Strong

    It's Alright With Me

  • George Gershwin With Paul Whiteman And His Concert Orchestra

    Rhapsody In Blue

  • Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

    Opus (Number) One

  • Charlie Parker with Strings

    Just Friends

  • Nat King Cole

    Let's Face The Music

  • Joni Mitchell

    I wish I were in love again

  • Frank Sinatra

    Luck Be A Lady

  • The BBC Big Band

    Intermission Riff

  • The BBC Big Band & Joe Stilgoe

    I Like this One

  • The BBC Big Band & Anthony Strong

    L.O.V.E

  • The BBC Big Band & Madeline Bell

    Ain't Misbehavin'

  • The BBC Big Band

    American Patrol

  • The BBC Big Band & Anthony Strong

    That Kind of Guy

  • Joe Stilgoe

    Love is the Sweetest Thing

  • The BBC Big Band & Madeline Bell

    Too Close For Comfort

  • The BBC Big Band

    Bill Bailey

  • The BBC Big Band, Joe Stilgoe, Madeline Bell & Anthony Strong

    Something's Gotta Give

Broadcasts

  • Fri 6 Oct 201720:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 26 Apr 201920:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Sun 10 Apr 202219:00
    BBC Radio 2